Real World Speed
Performance profile from 98,758 user samples
78,749 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 123% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 102% Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.3 GHz (avg)
Poor: 102% Great: 123%
SPEED RANK: 31st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 126%
UFO
20,009 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 131% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 5.6 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 121% Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 121% Great: 131%
SPEED RANK: 9th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 125%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 150%
UFO
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed
114 % 126 % Faster effective speed.
+10%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency
81.7 Pts 85.3 Pts +4%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed
201 Pts 222 Pts Faster single-core speed.
+10%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed
397 Pts 443 Pts Faster dual-core speed.
+12%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed
781 Pts 886 Pts Faster quad-core speed.
+13%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed
1407 Pts 1664 Pts Faster octa-core speed.
+18%
Memory
OC Memory Latency
92.7 Pts 93.8 Pts +1%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed
212 Pts 231 Pts Slightly faster OC single-core speed.
+9%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed
423 Pts 459 Pts Slightly faster OC dual-core speed.
+9%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed
841 Pts 910 Pts Slightly faster OC quad-core speed.
+8%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed
1587 Pts 1783 Pts Faster OC octa-core speed.
+12%
Market Share
Based on 67,795,685 CPUs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.22 % Hugely higher market share.
+88%
0.65 %
Value
Value For Money
122 % 123 % +1%
User Rating
UBM User Rating
90 % More popular.
+29%
70 %
Price
Price (score)
$215 Cheaper.
+27%
$296
Age
Newest
30 Months 19+ Months Much more recent.
+37%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed
2480 Pts 3226 Pts Much faster OC 64-core speed.
+30%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed
2271 Pts 3060 Pts Much faster 64-core speed.
+35%
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Processor Rankings (Price vs Performance) May 2024 CPU Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures real world performance for typical users. Effective speed is adjusted by current prices to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top CPUs. [CPUPro]

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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